Pastore Biography
Vincent Pastore is an actor from the United States most renowned for playing Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on the HBO series The Sopranos, despite being cast frequently as a mafioso.
How old is Pastore? – Age
He is 78 years old as of 14 July 2024. He was born in 1946 in The Bronx, New York, United States.
Pastore Family – Education
Pastore was raised in New Rochelle, New York, after being born on July 14, 1946, into an Italian-American family in the Bronx, New York City.He enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a sailor during the Vietnam War after graduating from high school, spent three years as an undergraduate at Pace University, and eventually entered the acting world after making friends with Matt and Kevin Dillon.In an interview with Good Day New York on June 3, 2015, Pastore said that he began his acting career in his forties and had been in the club industry for about thirty years.
Is Pastore married? Wife – Children
Pastore is no longer married. Renee is the daughter he has with Nancy Berke, with whom he was previously married. He became friends with Berke’s latter husband and gave the money he won from his time on The Apprentice to a charity.
Pastore Height
Vincent stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches(1.78 m).
Pastore Illness
Pastore was given a prostate cancer diagnosis in 2014.
Pastore’s Podcast
Pastore used to host The Wiseguy Show on the now-defunct Raw Dog channel 104 of Sirius Satellite Radio. Touted as a “weekly three-hour celebration of Italian-American culture.” Wednesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. ET is when it presently airs. Steven Van Zandt, a co-star on Sopranos, produces. In addition, he worked as a radio presenter for WVOX in New Rochelle, New York, from 2004 to 2012, with intermission guest appearances. Pastore and Goumba Johnny launched the podcast Fuhgeddaboudit with Vinny Pastore in September 2020.
Pastore Shows
During the fourth season of Celebrity Fit Club on VH1, Pastore, a former reality star, put on weight. Later, he took part in the American version of the popular competitive dancing series Dancing with the Stars, but the physical demands caused him to quit after just one week. As a competitor on the January 2008 season of Celebrity Apprentice, he sold hot dogs on Manhattan Street to collect $52,286 for The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Research. Pastore guided his group of ticket sellers for a Broadway production to raise $33,300 for charity. In an attempt to persuade the women to allow him to join their espionage squad, he staged a fight with the project manager, Piers Morgan, during the fifth week. After attempting to persuade Pastore to stay on the show, Pastore eventually tendered his resignation, which was eventually accepted by Trump.
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Pastore participated on a family team on NBC’s Celebrity Family Feud, which aimed to win $50,000 for their preferred charity. They were awarded a $10,000 consolation prize for their charitable work in pancreatic cancer research. Pastore and a business associate went on Shark Tank in 2011 to pitch their money-holding device, “Broccoli Wad,” for financing. His commercial for “The Broccoli Wad” debuted on truTV’s World’s Smartest Inventions, and later they appeared on an episode of the show. In July 2011, Pastore made an appearance on the Marc Cronin-produced reality series Famous Food on VH1. In January 2020, he made an appearance on Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back alongside Joseph R. Gannascoli.
Pastore The Sopranos
He portrayed Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero, soldier in the Soprano Crew, and member of the DiMeo crime family in a main role of The Sopranos. Salvatore Bonpensiero was a cat burglar and a member of the DiMeo mafia family. He was a business associate of DiMeo capo “Johnny Boy” Soprano and wed Angie Belfiore in 1976. After Johnny Boy passed away in 1986, Tony Soprano, his son, was given the title of capo of the crew, and Bonpensiero stayed faithful to the family. Paulie Gualtieri and Silvio Dante, two other Soprano associates, were employed with him.
In order to provide for his children and help them pay for college, Bonpensiero started a side business of trafficking heroin. Tony Soprano and Jackie Aprile Sr. both recommended against it, but Bonpensiero never accepted Aprile’s offer—possibly out of a dread of debt. Acting Boss Jackie Aprile and DiMeo capo Junior Soprano had a sit-down in 1995, arranged by Bonpensiero. When it came time for the actual sitdown, he was suspiciously late and offered reasons for his health issues. As a crucial member of the Soprano team in 1998, Bonpensiero was involved in a variety of activities. He assisted in the body’s disposal for Emil Kolar and was present when Soprano and the other DiMeo capos talked about their issues with Junior, the new acting boss figurehead.
Pastore Movies and TV Credits
Pastore has appeared in various films including;
Movies
♦ 2023 – Spinning Gold
♦ 2021 – Made in Chinatown
♦ 2021 – The Birthday Cake
♦ 2020 – For NYC
♦ 2020 – Booze, Broads and Blackjack
♦ 2019 – Clinton Road
♦ 2019 – Vault
♦ 2019 – Bottom of the 9th
♦ 2019 – Bad Art
♦ 2019 – Awakening Arlene
♦ 2019 – Duped
♦ 2018 – Who’s Jenna…?
♦ 2018 – Papa
♦ 2018 – Bully
♦ 2018 – Honor Amongst Men
♦ 2018 – Black Wake
TV Shows
♦ 2024 – The Curse
♦ 2021 – Gravesend
♦ 2020 – Chase Street
♦ 2019 – Wu-Tang: An American Saga
♦ 2018 – Hawaii Five-0
♦ 2018 – The Neighborhood
♦ 2017 – Animals
♦ 2013 – Blue Bloods
♦ 2012 – Sherman’s in Sanity
♦ 2010–12 – Pair of Kings
♦ 2008 – General Hospital
♦ 2008–12 – Aqua Teen Hunger Force
♦ 2007 – Everybody Hates Chris
♦ 2007 – Mad TV
♦ 2006 – Las Vegas
♦ 2004 – Fillmore!
♦ 2004 – The Practice
♦ 2004 – Cyberchase